No justice? Well…maybe… That’s the subject of this thriller starring Liam Neeson in the role of a paid assassin; that is, is justice ever served, really? The extra twist in this movie based on an earlier Belgium movie entitled The Memory of a Killer is that the paid assassin is suffering from progressing Alzheimer’s Disease. In this case, Alex Lewis […]
Any movie with Italy in the title attracts me instantly because of the wonderful trips I’ve had there with incredulous landscapes, welcoming natives, and cultural milieu. And this film does not disappoint in that sense. The setting is mostly in Tuscany, among the rolling hills, luscious vegetation, and camaraderie of the Italians. Provocatively, the story begins in a
Just when you think you have seen every topic about dealing with cancer, filmmakers Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn strip away melodrama and focus on love under a microscope. They take a barebones script focused on a husband and wife coming to terms with cancer and allow these actors to dig into the
If you go back and watch the three previous Men in Black films, you will find they always defeat the alien’s but lose the battle against time. When “Men in Black” debuted back in 1997, it had a formula that worked during that era of filmmaking and Will Smith was at the top of his
Ethan and Joel Coen have chosen to produce a western anthology containing six stories for their latest film. Most of the main characters in each are loners, and there is at least one death in every story, but there are surprises in every one, particularly for the victims. Characteristic of the Coens as well, humor—even if it’s
Enjoy this one for what it is, a well-made heist flick. “Widows” is the first film from Oscar-nominated director Steve McQueen since taking best picture for “12 Years a Slave.” It is also the first McQueen film without muse Michael Fassbender. From the unforgettable opening moments (the first of many expertly edited sequences) “Widows” introduces
The time for questioning the motives of Liam Neeson’s choice in action movie scripts is over and now we must question his sanity. In his forth collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Run All Night), Neeson once again takes part in a formulaic action movie that’s predictable and unrealistic. The Commuter commits unforgivable cinematic sin
It’s not Peter Landesman’s first political drama, his failed Parkland remains a sting on his filmography, but he rebounded with the forgotten gem Kill the Messenger the following year. With Mark Felt, Landesman highlights the similarities between the Felt/Nixon and Mueller/Trump era. This, all talk and barely any suspense, drama has scene after scene of
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Icon Martin Scorsese’s latest film Silence is a 20-year passion project. It feels more like something he needed to do for himself (and maybe producer Irwin Winkler who calls it his best film), rather than something made for a universal audience. The 74-year-old director has made his mark in the history of cinema, and for
In his first film since Oscar nominated “The Impossible”, (coincidentally my favorite movie of 2012), J.A. Bayona continues his theme on suffering. Using mixed media of CGI characters, watercolor animation and live action, “A Monster Calls” is an emotional journey, perhaps even a tool for young people to cope with loss. There are many themes